Antwerp, Belgium, and Ludwigshafen, Germany – June 6 – BASF is gradually bringing additional alkoxylation capacity on stream in Antwerp, Belgium, and Ludwigshafen, Germany, from the second quarter of 2023. The investment benefits European customers in particular with a significant capacity increase well in excess of 150,000 metric tons per year.

BASF Pharma Solutions and the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany announce the launch of a new standard for the electronic transfer of quality and regulatory documentation from suppliers to users in the pharma/biopharmaceutical industry. The Standard Quality and Regulatory Documentation (StaQRD) electronic data standard includes quality and regulatory compliance data.